Is the Internet a Good Research Tool for Teaching about Law and Government? A Case Study from the Field.

Johnson, Jackie; Miller, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ582786

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Is the Internet a Good Research Tool for Teaching about Law and Government? A Case Study from the Field.

Johnson, Jackie; Miller, Barbara

Update on Law-Related Education, v22 n2 p31-34 Spr-Sum 1998

Discusses challenges to using the Internet in teaching and tests various approaches to integrating student Internet research into a civics class. Discusses criteria for using the Internet, training students to use it, and Web-site selection. Invites readers to draw their own conclusions about the utility of Internet research. (DSK)

Descriptors: Civics, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Higher Education, Information Sources, Internet, Law Related Education, Research Tools, Secondary Education, Social Studies, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Law in the New Information Age.